孝悌忠信 xiào tì zhōng xìn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
  2. piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends

CHARACTERS

孝 xiào
HSK 5
filial piety, obedience; mourning
悌 tì brotherly, respectful
忠 zhōng
HSK 6
loyalty, devotion, fidelity
信 xìn
HSK 3
trust, believe; letter